About us
Close Brothers Vehicle Hire provides flexible, comprehensive vehicle solutions including: vehicle rental, contract hire, finance solutions and fleet management services. We're part of Close Brothers Group plc.
Our services
As a business completely independent of any manufacturer or their finance house, we offer a totally impartial service to our clients including SMEs, PLC Blue Chips and regional own account operators. Our team are experts in the transport and services sector and offer a wide range of products, tailoring them to suit your needs to ensure your company is operating at its optimum efficiency.
Our services range from the provision of a single vehicle for a day’s rental, to a complete range of contract hire and fleet management packages with pay-as-you-go maintenance as well as sale and leaseback solutions.
Our technology
Our online systems are unique and market-leading. Fleet management technology makes it easy for users to manage a fleet, providing complete document handling facility and transparency about our costs, vehicles and products.
We support more than 6,000 vehicles with our nationwide support locations complemented by this technology.
We are part of Close Brothers Group plc
Close Brothers Invoice Finance is part of Close Brothers Group plc, a leading UK merchant banking group listed on the London Stock Exchange. The group is underpinned by traditional values, including a responsible and ethical approach to lending.
Today, Close Brothers Group plc employs over 3,700 people. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all our colleagues feel valued, respected and proud to work.
Offering the flexibility of an independent provider, combined with the financial strength of being part of a FTSE 250 merchant banking group, we really do offer the best of both worlds.
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The SME Charter
We're open for business and ready to lend
Our prudent model, based on a strong financial position and balance sheet, has allowed us to continue to lend and support our customers in a wide range of market conditions over the last 30 years. Many of our businesses lend principally to SMEs, both through our direct sales force and via broker distribution channels. This includes our Asset Finance business, which provides commercial asset financing, hire purchase and leasing solutions for a diverse range of assets and sectors, and our Invoice and Speciality Finance business that works with over 2,000 small businesses providing debt factoring, invoice discounting and asset-based lending. We are confident that this model will serve us well as we remain committed to supporting our customers now and into the future.
We'll help you build back better after Covid-19
We remain committed to supporting our customers and clients as the economy recovers following Covid-19. Each of our diverse, specialist businesses have deep industry knowledge so they can understand the challenges and opportunities that our customers and clients face. We work with a wide variety of businesses of many sizes to help support their growth, improve their infrastructure or invest in new assets, and have a deep understanding of our customers' needs and the markets they operate in. Our relationship managers are always there to discuss any concerns or requirements you may have, and to help make sure you have access to the finance you need when it matters the most.
We'll support your application and signpost other options if needed
We pride ourselves on understanding the needs of SMEs and on helping them to achieve their ambitions. Our specialist expertise and deep industry knowledge allow us to support our customers’ unique commercial ambitions, and by better understanding businesses and their communities our local teams can make fast, reliable lending decisions when they need them the most.
We'll treat you fairly at all times
Our code of conduct and key customer principles ensure that we seek the right outcomes for our customers, always endeavour to ensure our pricing is fair and appropriate, and are clear and consistent in the way we communicate. Taking the time to understand and build strong long-term relationships with our customers is part of our culture, and we care strongly about delivering excellent service and thinking that is both entrepreneurial and disciplined, and always acting with integrity.
We will work with the Government-owned British Business Bank to support SMEs
We remain committed to our ongoing positive dialogue with the British Business Bank, and are dedicated to identifying solutions for SMEs aligned with the goals of the British Business Bank programmes. Resources to help growing businesses understand and discover different finance options are available through the British Business Bank’s Finance Hub.
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